Petrushka Painting

I was only five years old when I started my journey as an artist. The color of that gorgeous blue robin's egg passed through me like a lightning bolt and opened up my passion for color. My box of crayons became my treasure chest.   That lightning bolt struck again eleven years later when I saw, in person, an abstract painting by Franz Kline at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The power and expression of that painting gave me the freedom and permission to see beyond the traditional realism I had been taught and explore and push boundaries I never realized were possible. I paint spontaneously. I react to that first burst of color that I put on the canvas. Further marks and colors are influenced by my visual language, which empowers me to go where words cannot in expressing who I am at my core. I set thoughts and words aside and connect my feelings of empowerment and excitement to the canvas in front of me. "I paint layers of colors and rhythms that breathe life into my paintings and open up stories for the viewer's imagination and curiosity." When I paint I feel alive and connected not only to my true self, but to the mysteries of the universe. Lovitz's art work is in many private collections throughout the U.S. She has had many exhibitions and has received numerous awards. She was recently juried into the Centennial exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum by John B. Ravenal, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Berks Art Alliance at the Reading Art Museum selected her in a juried exhibition and she was awarded an honorable mention by Lisa Tremper Hanover, curator of the Michener Museum. She also participated in the Square Foot Art Basel Miami and was awarded the Nolan Painting Award at the Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA by Moe Brooker. As an active leader in the arts community Lovitz served as President of the Tri-State Pennsylvania Artists Equity for two years and has continued to serve on the executive board. She is also involved in ARTsisters, a group of professional women visual artists who support each other and reach out to help women and children in the community, and is on the board of DVAA DaVinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia. Lovitz is also a faculty member at the MAIN LINE ART CENTER in Haverford, PA.